Kabul vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$195	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$944
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	7
😀 Quality of life	33	57
🏙️ Population	4.27M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kabul is 55% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5469th ($458 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 8609th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Phuket

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	Kabul	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$14328

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866